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Show SHPW ISSUSJilll H SiipfnS CAPT. POLACK'S BRAVRY TWlCe HONORCO BY EMPEROR Skill and Courage of Ocean Llner'a Chief In Bringing Rudderless Steamer Across Atlantis Is Reeognltsd Berlin -rapt Charles I'olark of th North Herman l.loyd line who has been decorated with ihi Third Oidr of the Crown by Kmiieri.r William of dermany In twanltlon of the skill and courage displayr I h him In Ink Ing thi ruddulma Kaiser Wlllulm Uer araam safil) aerois the Atlantic la one of the yn ingest officers In the company sirMca The demiatlon im ntlv conferred on him la thi mninil h has recetveil from the Herman eiiiHrnr He wni given that nf tin- lied Kagle In r"og nltlon of hlk personal bran r In rescu Ins from drowning four mimletrs of a boat a crew of whlth he was In command whin on the way to savr the crew nf a sinking ship For this act C'apt I'olsrk rerelved the much prised life saving medal of the llioal Humane snelit) and waa also given n decoratlen b) the late (Juwn Mttnila Cflpt 1'nUck Is a man of moro Iban all feel In height, with almost a su pcrhumnn stnngth and an excollen. swimmer Ono by ono hn picked up his men who wero struggling In tho water and carried Hum to thn cap sited boat There he left each man to hang ou while be went after anothor He kept up tho rescue work Until he had picked up four of tho crow Tho nflh mm una tiAl huiii afln. t1. lui.l nun man wns not seen after the boat en pal if d and It was supposed that ho was stunned by tho boat as It turned turtle Capt l'olsck wss promoted to his present position In tho North Oermsn I loyd servlco In 1900 ll waa on his second round trip In command of tho Kataer Wllhelm dor Oroaso that the accident happened which has resulted In laying up Ilia big tram Atlantic liner for four months When off tho banks of Newfound land It was found tho big steamship did not respond lo her rudder Inves ligation showed that In thn storm of that night nnd morning a sea had rar rled away the rudder and atern frame ('apt I'olack began steering with tho propellers The passengers did not know of the nceldeut until well Into (he next day when CapL I'olack him self Informed them and told them there was no danger Ho kept In touch with Cngland or tho United States by wireless for tho 1,780 tulles the Kaiser Wlllulm dor (Irosso stonmed without a rudder, and al though incounlerlng rough weather look his steamship safely Into I'ly mouth with n delay of less Iban a day Capt I'olack showed his remark able indiirnnce by remaining In the bridge continuously from the tlmo the rudder was loat until thu Kalaer WU lulm iter Orosse was safely docked at llromi n |